CN101611206B

CN101611206B - Cable lock with resettable combination

Info

Publication number: CN101611206B
Application number: CN2008800038887A
Authority: CN
Inventors: G·伯梅什
Original assignee: Master Lock Co LLC
Current assignee: Master Lock Co LLC
Priority date: 2007-02-02
Filing date: 2008-02-01
Publication date: 2013-05-22
Anticipated expiration: 2028-02-01
Also published as: MX2009008280A; CN101611206A; US7870764B2; EP2115249A1; AU2008214419A1; CA2677088C; EP2115249A4; WO2008097494A1; CA2677088A1; AU2008214419B2; US20080184748A1

Abstract

A lock body includes a lock mechanism adapted to fix and maintain an inserted securement member, such as a cable or shackle, in position within the lock body. The lock mechanism may be coupled to a combination lock adapted to release the securement member upon entry of a proper combination.

Description

Cable lock with resettable combination

The cross reference of related application

The application requires the United States Patent (USP) provisional application No.60/899 that is entitled as " the cable lock with resettable combination " in submission on February 2nd, 2007,194 priority, the whole disclosure content of this application not with the inconsistent degree of the application on by in being cited and being incorporated into the application.

Background technology

Utilized the cable lock of the flexible cable with adjustable length to be used to the variable article of fastening size and dimension.For example, the U.S. Patent No. 6 that has transferred assignee of the present invention and be cited in this article, 755,054 have described a kind of cable cylinder lock (cable gun lock) that is characterised in that adjustable locking cable, and described adjustable locking cable is locked in the appropriate position by the lockset cylinder with key.For example, transfer assignee of the present invention and the U.S. Patent No. 5,109,684 that is cited has in this article been described a kind of combination lock that comprises a kind of like this mechanism, can change described character code by described mechanism.

Summary of the invention

a kind of lockset comprises: have guiding channel and make it possible to enter from the lock body outside lock body that enters the aperture described guiding channel, elongated clamp structure, locking mechanism, described locking mechanism is arranged in described guiding channel and comprises in the passage that is slidably disposed on lock body and the sleeve pipe that can move between primary importance and the second place, the internal path of the inside by described sleeve pipe longitudinally, and be connected to pair of locking pawl on the first end of described sleeve pipe, described right lock pawl comprises the inner surface that limits longitudinally from the extended clamping surface of described internal path, described clamping surface is configured to when described pawl is in latched position the described clamp structure of clamping described clamp structure is remained on the place, permanent position and allow described clamp structure to move with respect to lock body for lock body when described lock pawl is in the off-position, and combination lock, described combination lock and locking mechanism machinery link, thereby can use described combination lock locking mechanism to be set to lock-out state, under described lock-out state, lock pawl with described clamp structure be fastened on the permanent position and, when the correct character code of input, described locking mechanism is set to release conditions, under described release conditions, lock pawl can discharge described clamp structure, wherein, the passage of described lock body comprises the pawl guiding surface, thereby described pawl guiding surface acts on and described lock pawl is advanced into toward each other described latched position on described lock pawl when described sleeve pipe is placed in the primary importance place and advances described lock pawl to be separated from each other to described off-position when described sleeve pipe is placed in second place place.

A kind of lockset comprises having guiding channel and make it possible to enter from the lock body outside lock body that enters the aperture described guiding channel.Locking mechanism is arranged in described guiding channel and comprises one or more internal path locking components on every side that are arranged on.This internal path is configured to allow elongated clamp structure by from the described path that enters the aperture.Thereby locking component is configured optionally to engage described clamp structure described clamp structure is remained on the place, permanent position or discharges described clamp structure for lock body, thereby makes described clamp structure to move with respect to lock body.Combination lock and locking mechanism machinery link, thereby can use described combination lock locking mechanism to be set to lock-out state, under described lock-out state, locking component with described clamp structure be fastened on the permanent position and, when inputting correct character code, described locking mechanism is set to release conditions, and under described release conditions, locking component can discharge described clamp structure.A kind of lock system comprises the flexible cable of lockset and certain-length and/or is used as the shackle (shackle) of clamp structure.

A kind of clamp structure is fastened on method in lock body, comprises the following steps: optionally be fastened on the locking mechanism at latched position place by described one or more type drums thereby one or more type drums alignment on combination lock are discharged.Described locking mechanism moves to the off-position in guiding channel.The first end of described clamp structure is installed in entering in the aperture and being implemented in guiding channel in lock body of lock body.The first end of described clamp structure passes the internal path in locking mechanism.Described locking mechanism moves to the latched position place in guiding channel, thereby the locking component that makes one or more joints be connected to above described locking mechanism engages with described clamp structure, thereby its position is fixed and remained in lock body.

Description of drawings

Be comprised in and consist of a manual part shown in the drawings of a plurality of embodiment of the present invention, described accompanying drawing and manual of the present invention be used from the explaination principle of the present invention.Described accompanying drawing and describe in detail is not intended to and is not the protection domain that limits by any way protection scope of the present invention and any follow-up claim.But, described drawing and description be only to a plurality of embodiment of the present invention be described and other embodiments of the invention of not having herein to describe also be comprised in of the present invention should the disclosure scope in.

Fig. 1 is the phantom drawing of resettable combination cable lock, cable and the shackle of constructing according to one embodiment of present invention;

Fig. 1 a is the phantom drawing that installs the resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1 of cable;

Fig. 1 b is the front elevation drawing that installs the resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1 of shackle;

Fig. 2 is the phantom drawing of resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1, in order clearly to show internal part, not shown external component;

Fig. 3 is the partial sectional view of resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 4 is another partial sectional view of resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 5-13rd, the imperfect view of the part section of resettable combination cable lock shown in Figure 1; With

Figure 14 is the sectional view of the resettable combination cable lock shown in Fig. 1 b.

The specific embodiment

Following detailed description of the present invention only is described and is not intended to limit by any way the protection domain of appended claims to a plurality of embodiment of the present invention.In fact; will be wider than the protection domain that is limited by preferred embodiment and the restriction that is not subjected to described preferred embodiment by appended claims and the described protection scope of the present invention of manual, and the term that uses in claims have its whole its ordinary meaning.

Fig. 1 is the phantom drawing that comprises the resettable combination cable lock 10 of lock body 13, cable 15 and shackle 63.In an exemplary embodiments, lock body 13 is suitable for accepting in lock body and maintenance has the tubular securement member of any appropriate size.Similarly, cable 15 or shackle 63 can be fastened in lock body 13.Lock body 13 comprises lock body shell 14, is equipped with shell backstop 17, sliding part 16, snubber 18, type drum 12 and type drum retainer 24 on described lock body shell 14.As describing in more detail hereinafter ground, sliding part 16 can move between shell backstop 17 and snubber 18, thereby keeps and the interior clamp structure of release lock body.Clamp structure is inserted into entering in aperture 11 (as shown in Fig. 1 b) and can pass the lock body shell and withdraw from the lock body shell by withdrawing from aperture 19 in the lock body shell.Type drum retainer 24 comprises that cable keeps earrings 24, and described cable keeps earrings to be configured in order to accept on an end of cable 15 and maintenance cable anchoring device 20.The tapered end 15a of cable 15 be inserted into enter aperture 11 in before pass the lockset cable and keep hole 27 above earrings 24.A pair of protuberance 21 above cable anchoring device 20 is configured in order to the groove 27a in conjugate foramen 27.When shackle 63 was installed in lock body 13, the short-leg 63b of shackle terminated at or very contiguous cable keeps earrings 24a (Figure 14).

Fig. 1 a is the phantom drawing with the resettable combination cable lock 10 that remains on releasedly the cable 15 in lock body shell 14.Obviously, having different length can be installed in lock body shell 14 with the cable that is made of a variety of materials.Snubber 18 is fixed on the end of lock body shell 14 and limits the range of sliding part 16 for the lock body shell.Sliding part 16, snubber 18 and type drum retainer 24 can be made by the material with elastic characteristic, more help the surface that is grasped by the user and prevent in use because the shock that is subject to those parts produces damage thereby can provide.Fig. 1 b shows the resettable combination cable lock 10 that installs shackle 63 rather than cable 15.Shackle shown in figure 63 is inserted into and enters in aperture 11.

When character code that type drum 12 does not align correct, sliding part 16 can not slide and cable 15 be locked in the appropriate position with respect to lock body shell 14.When the correct character code of type drum 12 alignment, sliding part 16 can with respect to lock body shell 14 slide and can along described shell slide until sliding part in abutting connection with snubber 18.In the time of above sliding part 16 leans against snubber 18, cable 15 can move with respect to lock body shell 14.In the time of above sliding part leans against snubber 18, type drum retainer 24 is released simultaneously, thereby makes it to be removed, and then allows to control the character code that type drum 12 is locked with replacement.

Fig. 2 shows resettable combination cable lock 10, has removed type drum retainer, type drum, sliding part and snubber in figure.Can more intactly see lock body shell 14 in this view.The lock body shell comprises sliding pin gathering sill 26, and sliding pin 28 is allowed to advance along the shell of finite length by sliding pin gathering sill 26.Sliding pin 28 is connected to locking mechanism with sliding part 16 (Fig. 1), for example activates sleeve pipe 52 (Fig. 4) of mechanism of locking component such as lock pawl 44.Sliding pin also is connected to sliding part above type drum retainer release feature, will be explained in more detail these two hereinafter.The one group of locking wheel 32 that corresponds respectively to corresponding type drum is maintained at above shell by locking wheel retainer 25.Locking wheel retainer 25 covers the locking wheel retainer is connected to the top stop pin 37 of lock body shell 14.

Fig. 3 shows the sectional view of the resettable combination cable lock 10 with lock body shell 14, not shown locking wheel.The one group of locking ball 36 that corresponds respectively to corresponding locking wheel is maintained in the groove of sleeve pipe 52.Can change the number of locking wheel and locking ball in putting into practice process of the present invention.Clutch spring 37 is installed between locking wheel.Sleeve pipe 52 is connected with sliding part 16 (Fig. 1) by sliding pin 28, so just allows sleeve pipe and sliding part to move with respect to lock body shell 14 as single.

Fig. 3 also shows and makes cable 15 remain on locking mechanism in lock body shell 14.This locking mechanism controls locking component engages or discharges described cable.In an exemplary embodiments, locking mechanism comprises that sleeve pipe 52 and lock members are a pair of lock pawls 44 that links together at sleeve pipe one end.Lock pawl 44 can be made by zinc or any other suitable material.Simultaneously, lock pawl limits internal path, and described cable 15 is by described internal path.Lock pawl 44 is housed in guiding channel 48, and described guiding channel combines described lock pawl when sliding part 16 (Fig. 1) and sleeve pipe 52 move away from snubber by cam; Described guiding channel separates described lock pawl when sliding part 16 and sleeve pipe 52 move towards snubber by cam.When lock pawl is positioned at make position shown in Figure 3, thereby lock pawl 44 is firmly grasped described cable and is locked it in the appropriate position.Thereby coil compression springs 46 advances lock pawl and trends towards described cable is locked in the appropriate position along the direction away from snubber in abutting connection with the end of lock pawl 44.In this way, coil compression springs 46 prevents cable 15 in the situation that the user does not make sliding part 16 slide with respect to the force direction of coil compression springs 46 is discharged.

Fig. 4 shows resettable combination cable lock 10, at described not shown locking wheel retainer, clutch spring and locking ball, thereby provides the view more completely of sleeve pipe 52.Sleeve pipe is covered on movably in guiding channel 48 in lock body shell 14 and can be carried out between Fig. 4 and clamped position shown in Figure 5 and off-position shown in Figure 6.One end of sleeve pipe has sliding pin 28, and described sliding pin links together sleeve pipe and sliding part 16 (Fig. 1).When sleeve pipe was in clamped position, stop pin 37 was subject to the supporting of the sleeve pipe other end from the below.As the more detailed description of carrying out in conjunction with Figure 11-13, when snubber slided, stop pin 37 was released and is recovered in lock body shell 14 when sleeve pipe, thereby made it possible to remove type drum retainer 24 from lock body shell 14.

Fig. 7 is the sectional view of lock body shell 14, and described lock body shell is generally cylindrical around longitudinal axes L.The lock body shell has the first external surface 71 of supporting sliding part and the second external surface 72 of supporting locking wheel.The shell backstop 17 that described the first external surface and described the second external surface are defined out an end of sliding part stroke separates.Lock body shell 14 comprises guiding channel 48.Guiding channel 48 comprises the columniform boring 58 of the one-tenth substantially with ladder that covers sleeve pipe 52 (Fig. 4) centered by axis L.The lock body shell comprises the locking ball hole 64 for each locking ball 36 (Fig. 3).Locking ball hole 64 has suitable size, thereby allows the locking ball to pass through.The countersunk lock pin holes 65 that allows stop pin 37 to pass through is present in (Fig. 4) in lock body shell 14.Sliding pin gathering sill 26 is provided for the gap (Fig. 4) of sliding pin 28.Lock pawl guiding channel 48 and coil compression springs cavity 56 are present in substantially in cylindrical lock body shell 14 equally.

Fig. 8 is the lateral view of lock body shell 14, there is shown the interaction of sliding part 16 (as shown in imaginary line), sleeve pipe 52, snubber 18 and lock body shell.Sleeve pipe 52 is comprised in lock body shell 14 and by sliding pin 28 and sliding part 16 and links together.In order to allow sleeve pipe 52 and sliding part 16 to move with respect to lock body shell 14, the lock body shell comprises sliding pin gathering sill 26, and sliding pin stretches out by the sliding pin gathering sill.Sliding part shown in figure 16 is in the off-position, and wherein the biasing force of coil compression springs 46 has been overcome and sliding part leans against on snubber 18.As noted before, when sliding part and sleeve pipe were positioned at this position, lock pawl separated by cam wheel under the effect of guiding channel 48, thereby discharges described cable, as shown in Figure 6.Figure 8 illustrates the countersunk feature of lock pin holes 65.This feature is conducive to remove type drum retainer 24 according to the mode of being described in more detail below.

Fig. 9 and Figure 10 are Section Views, and a plurality of parts of not shown lock body shell 14 and sleeve pipe 52 are in order to can illustrate better interface between lock pawl 44 and cable 15.On lock pawl with sawtooth 49, thereby the angled cable 15 that allows when lock pawl clamps described cable of described sawtooth moves along the direction towards snubber 18; The opposing cable moves along the direction towards combination lock when lock pawl clamps described cable.In addition, increased the chucking power of described pawl in order to the active force of the increase of removing described cable.

Figure 11-13 show the combination lock part on resettable combination cable lock.In Figure 11 and Figure 12, four three locking balls that lock in ball 36 are held to engage with sleeve pipe 52 by locking wheel 32.Reference numeral is that the locking ball of 36a is released and breaks away from and the engaging of sleeve pipe 52, and this is because its locking wheel 32 has been orientated, thereby makes the locking ball hole 64 that locks in ball pocket 32a and lock body shell 14 align.Thereby the described locking ball 36 that is aligned to moves to break away from and provides path with engaging of sleeve pipe.When thereby whole locking wheels orientation makes their locking ball pocket align (as shown in figure 13) with locking ball hole 64, thereby sleeve pipe moves freely in lock body shell 14 and sliding part 16 can move and discharges described cable 15.Each locking wheel 32 comprises the short teat 32b of locking wheel (as shown in Figure 2), and the short teat of described locking wheel engages the locking wheel recess 12a in type drum 12, thereby maintains aliging between locking wheel and type drum.

When sleeve pipe 52 was positioned at as shown in FIG. 11 and 12 clamped position, stop pin 37 leaned against above sleeve pipe 52 and stretches out and enter in the recess of type drum retainer 24 by the hole in locking wheel retainer 25.In this way, when described sleeve pipe was in latched position, described locking prevented that type drum retainer 24 is removed.As shown in Figure 13, when described sleeve pipe moves to the off-position, stop pin 37 break away from the countersunk that engages and be maintained at the lock pin holes 65 in lock body shell 14 of type drum retainer 24 partly in.Just can remove type drum retainer 24 now and type drum 12 aligns again with respect to locking wheel 32, thus the character code on the change resettable combination cable lock.When sleeve pipe returned to latched position, if stop pin correctly is arranged in resettable combination cable lock 10, stop pin 37 moved backward until engage the type drum retainer.

Figure 14 is the sectional view that the resettable combination cable lock of shackle 63 is installed.Long leg 63a is inserted in lock body.Sawtooth 65 on long leg 63a engages with sawtooth 47 on lock pawl, thereby shackle 63 is remained on the appropriate position.When changing the type of the clamp structure in using, there is no need to change by any way described locking mechanism.In this way, shackle or cable can use interchangeably with same lock body.

Although with reference to exemplary embodiments many aspects of the present invention are described in detail at this, many other optional modes that can be not shown, or individually or in a plurality of embodiment and sub-embodiment thereof, realize many aspects of the present invention.Unless be explicitly discharged in this article, the combination that all are such or sub-portfolio are intended to fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.Further, although in this article can be about many aspects of the present invention and feature, but such as other material selection, structure, configuration, method, device etc., a plurality of other optional embodiment are described, but described these descriptions are not to be intended to enumerating of the complete or exhaustive of existing other optional embodiment, and described existing other optional embodiment comprises current known embodiment or the embodiment that developed afterwards.Even if these embodiment do not disclose clearly in this application, those skilled in the art can be with the one or more adaptations in many aspects of the present invention, concept or feature in other embodiments within the scope of the invention easily.In addition, even aspects more of the present invention, concept or feature can be described to preferred arrangements or method in this application, unless but expression is arranged clearly, be necessary and needs otherwise this manual is not intended to these features of suggestion.Yet, thereby other, typical or representational numerical value and scope can be included and help to understand the present invention.Yet if these numerical value and scope should not be understood to be restrictive and clearly expression is arranged, it is critical numerical value or scope that these numerical value and scope are intended to.

Claims

1. lockset comprises:

Have guiding channel and make it possible to enter from the lock body outside lock body that enters the aperture described guiding channel;

Elongated clamp structure;

locking mechanism, described locking mechanism is arranged in described guiding channel and comprises in the passage that is slidably disposed on lock body and the sleeve pipe that can move between primary importance and the second place, the internal path of the inside by described sleeve pipe longitudinally, and be connected to pair of locking pawl on the first end of described sleeve pipe, described right lock pawl comprises the inner surface that limits longitudinally from the extended clamping surface of described internal path, described clamping surface is configured to when described pawl is in latched position the described clamp structure of clamping described clamp structure is remained on the place, permanent position and allow described clamp structure to move with respect to lock body for lock body when described lock pawl is in the off-position, with

Combination lock, described combination lock and locking mechanism machinery link, thereby can use described combination lock locking mechanism to be set to lock-out state, under described lock-out state, lock pawl with described clamp structure be fastened on the permanent position and, when the correct character code of input, described locking mechanism is set to release conditions, under described release conditions, lock pawl can discharge described clamp structure;

Wherein, the passage of described lock body comprises the pawl guiding surface, thereby described pawl guiding surface acts on and described lock pawl is advanced into toward each other described latched position on described lock pawl when described sleeve pipe is placed in the primary importance place and advances described lock pawl to be separated from each other to described off-position when described sleeve pipe is placed in second place place.

2. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said clamp structure comprises the flexible cable of certain-length.

3. lockset according to claim 2, wherein said cable wrap is drawn together the cable anchoring device that is configured to be maintained in described lock body.

4. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said clamp structure comprise having and are configured to the first leg that locked pawl engages and the shackle that is configured to be received in the second leg in described lock body.

5. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said lock pawl comprises the one or more engagement function parts that are configured to engage corresponding clamp structure engagement function parts.

6. lockset according to claim 5, wherein said engagement function parts and described clamp structure engagement function parts comprise sawtooth.

7. lockset according to claim 1, wherein be retained in the length of the described clamp structure that enters the outside, aperture by the some decision along described clamp structure, and at described some place, described locking mechanism engages described clamp structure.

8. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said internal path is vertically alignd with described guiding channel.

9. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said sleeve pipe comprises that at least one comprises at least one around described sleeve pipe along the type drum that circumferentially arranges around its peripheral retainer functional part that arranges and described combination lock, and described type drum comprises and being configured in order to the release feature in gap to be provided for the retainer functional part during to unlocked position with respect to described sleeve rotating at type drum.

10. lockset according to claim 9, wherein said lock body comprises the combination lock retainer, when presenting correct character code on described combination lock, described combination lock retainer can remove above lock body, and when removing described combination lock retainer, described type drum can be reorientated with respect to described sleeve pipe.

11. lockset according to claim 1, wherein said lock body comprises and the joining movably lockset of described sleeve pipe actuation function parts, and described movably lockset actuation function parts are configured and sleeve pipe are moved when presenting correct character code on described combination lock between primary importance and the second place.

12. a fastening method with discharging clamp structure in lock body said method comprising the steps of:

The first end of described clamp structure is arranged on entering in the aperture and being fit in guiding channel in lock body of lock body;

Make the first end of described clamp structure pass internal path in locking mechanism, the locking component that makes one or more joints be connected to above described locking mechanism engages with described clamp structure, thereby fixes and remain on the position of described clamp structure in lock body;

Thereby make the one or more type drum alignment on combination lock discharge described locking mechanism, so that it is mobile to slide in described guiding channel;

Manually make the sleeve portion of described locking mechanism slide into the off-position in guiding channel, thereby so that described one or more locking component moves slidably breaks away from and the engaging of described clamp structure; And

Draw back in the aperture that enters with described clamp structure from described lock body.

13. method according to claim 12, thereby comprise by regulating the step of the length that is positioned at the clamp structure that enters the outside, aperture in the internal path that described clamp structure is positioned at described locking mechanism.

14. it is to be inserted into to enter in the aperture by the one leg with described shackle to carry out that method according to claim 12, wherein said first end with described clamp structure are arranged on the step that enters in the aperture.

15. method according to claim 12, wherein said first end with described clamp structure are arranged on the step that enters in the aperture and carry out by flexible cable is inserted into to enter in the aperture.

16. a lock system comprises:

Flexible cable, described flexible cable comprises the cable anchoring device that is arranged on far-end; With

Lockset comprises:

Have guiding channel, make it possible to enter from the lock body outside lock body that aperture and cable keep earrings that enters described guiding channel, described cable keeps earrings to be configured to receive described cable anchoring device and retrains the movement at least one longitudinal direction within described cable keeps earrings of described cable anchoring device;

locking mechanism, described locking mechanism is arranged in described guiding channel and comprises slidable cannula, described slidable cannula is connected to one or more internal path locking components on every side that are arranged on, described internal path is configured to allow elongated cable by from the described path that enters the aperture, described internal path is vertically alignd with described guiding channel, thereby described one or more locking component is configured optionally to engage described cable described cable is remained on the place, permanent position or discharges described cable for lock body, thereby make described cable to move with respect to lock body, with

Combination lock, described combination lock and locking mechanism machinery link, thereby can use described combination lock locking mechanism to be set to lock-out state, under described lock-out state, described one or more locking component with described cable be fastened on the permanent position and, when the correct character code of input, described locking mechanism is set to release conditions, under described release conditions, described sleeve pipe can manually be slided with mobile described one or more locking components to discharge described cable.

17. lock system according to claim 16 further comprises shackle, described shackle can exchange with described flexible cable and have and be configured to locked member the first leg that engages and the second leg that is configured to be installed in cable maintenance earrings.